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Fine comeback gets Dunboyne off on a winning note
St Peter’s…4.15 St Ultan’s/Cortown Gaels…2-14 Having lost out narrowly to long standing rivals St Colmcille’s in the Div. 1 MFL Final, the black and ambers will have justifiably high hopes of being right in the mix of contenders for the Delaney Cup a little further on down the road. However, while a seven point victory…
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Selections for Tramore – Aug. 13th 2026
5.11: LUKERS TIPPLE (KEITH DONOGHUE/GAVIN CROMWELL) 5.46: KASPER HAUSER (CAL HOGAN (5)/KEVIN COLEMAN) 6.18: JOHNNY RAMBO – EW – (ALAN O’SULLIVAN (5)/DONNACHA DUGGAN) 6.48: RIGHTFOLKSPLEASE (KEVIN HEALY (7)/DECLAN QUEALLY) 7.18: EARLY DAWNING (DANNY MULLINS/WILLIE MULLINS) 7.48: PRINCESS FELICIA – EW – (PETER SMITHERS (5)/HARRY KELLY) 8.18: THISISTHEWAY – EW – (GEORGIE BENSON (7)/YVONNE LATTA)
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Whatever about a Picnic in a field, here’s one FOR a field
It seems poignantly apt for what I have long dubbed the mud bath Ulster Final of 1993 between Derry and Donegal to be at the forefront of thoughts here only days after one of the greatest combatants therein was taken from this life long, long before his time. Now, though there’s no concrete evidence available…
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Selections for Gowran Park – Aug. 12th 2026
2.22: CONTRITE – EW – (COLIN KEANE/DERMOT WELD) 2.52: NOT YOU TOO – EW – (DONOGH O’CONNOR/MICHAEL O’CALLAGHAN) 3.22: ALFRED TENNYSON (CHRIS HAYES/DENIS HOGAN) 3.52: LEMISERIBAT (DYLAN B. MCMONAGLE/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 4.22: WAR ROOMS (COLIN KEANE/ GERRY KEANE) 4.52: GLIONDAR (DYLAN B. MCMONAGLE/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 5.22: SHE’S IDEAL – EW – (SAM COEN (5)/ADRIAN MCGUINNESS) 5.52: NIBRA’S…
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Mr Liam O’Neill – iar Uachtarain C. L. G. (RIP)
Co bhron a chroi orm nuair a fuair me an nuacht ar bas an tUasal Liam O’Neill, iar Uachtaran Cumann Luthcleas Gael i rith na seachtaine. It was with very deep sadness I learned of the passing of former GAA President Mr Liam O’Neill during the past week. He was 70 and his death came…
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Donegal All Ireland winner tragically passes away
BREAKING NEWS Some desperately sad news emerging tonight – former Donegal footballer James McHugh has tragically lost his life in a road traffic accident in Co Cavan. His wife Noreen has been airlifted to Beaumount Hospital in Dublin, such were/are the seriousness of her injuries. A third person involved in the collision was brought to…
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Selections for Ballinrobe – Aug. 10th 2026
5.26: NOD OF APPROVAL (SIMON TORRENS/JESSIE HARRINGTON) 5.57: HOW’S ELLIE (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 6.27: CHEMDAWG (PHILIP ENRIGHT/OLIVER MCKIERNAN) 6.57: MAX MERIDIUS – EW – (DANNY MULLINS/TOM MULLINS) 7.27: KILLOWEN HOUSE (JACK GILLIGAN (5)/PAUL GILLIGAN) 7.57: GAINSVILLE (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 8.30: PILGRIM’S WALK (ROSS SUGRUE (7)/PHILIP ROTHWELL)
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Harry hits the net as Dunboyne top the ‘Hill
ALL COUNTY IFC – Round 1 St Peter’s Dunboyne…1-14Summerhill…0-13 Harry Healy’s first half goal proved that, no matter how much Gaelic football might change and evolve, sometimes the old maxim about goals winning games cannot be disproven. For that’s exactly how it played out in Moynalvey on Sunday morning as Dunboyne’s second string kicked on…
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Selections for Downpatrick – Aug. 9th 2026
1.58: LILANBEE (MICHAEL KENNEALLY (5)/SONNY CAREY) 2.33: CHANCEAWETMORNING (JOSH WILLIAMSON (5)/GORDON ELLIOTT) 3.08: PRALOGNAN – EW – (DAN KING/TONY MARTIN) 3.43: SAMBA TRAIN (MARK WALSH/ENDA BOLGER) 4.18: MAGICAL SAL – EW – (JJ SLEVIN/COLM MCBRATNEY) 4.53: SPEAKASYOUFIND – EW – (ROSS SUGRUE (7)/PHILIP ROTHWELL) 5.28: CULDOO (PADDY MULLINS/WILLIE MULLINS)
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Selections for Curragh – Aug. 9th 2026
1.15: TRADEWINDS – EW – (PADDY HARNETT (5)/DONNACHA O’BRIEN) 1.45: ADMIRED BEAUTY – EW – (DECLAN MCDONOGH/JIM BOLGER) 2.15: SHAKESPEARE (RYAN MOORE/AIDAN O’BRIEN) 2.50: HEADMASTER – EW – (DYLAN B. MCMONAGLE/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 3.25: BIG GOSSEY – EW – (BILLY LEE/CHARLES O’BRIEN) 4.00: SUN GODESS (RYAN MOORE/AIDAN O’BRIEN) 4.35: GO ATHLETICO (RONAN WHELAN/ADO MCGUINNESS) 5.10: KALIR…
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